Comments on: Bond films and the Roger Moore humor controversy http://ultimatejamesbond.wordpress.com/2007/08/15/bond-films-and-the-roger-moore-humor-controversy/ No, Mr. Bond, I expect you to blog! Wed, 20 May 2009 16:33:00 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: amod, south africa http://ultimatejamesbond.wordpress.com/2007/08/15/bond-films-and-the-roger-moore-humor-controversy/#comment-6820 amod, south africa Tue, 23 Dec 2008 08:25:16 +0000 http://ultimatejamesbond.wordpress.com/2007/08/08/bond-films-and-the-roger-moore-humor-controversy/#comment-6820 I think Roger Moore was the best Bond - even Ian Fleming said so himself. We all can argue but he had this vision of bond and Moore portrayed him to the tilt - the humour , grace , style , englishness , suaveness, most handsome of all the bonds , ... . He may not have had the aggression of connery , but did he need to ? Even if he was about to be shot , he would make a joke. Now thats what Bond is about rather than doing a craig or connery and smash villains to smithereens. The only other bond that has come close to Moore is Brosnan. I rather despise craig - does not come anywhere near Moore. There's no charm , doesnt even say the name bond - identity crisis - thought i was watching the Bourne identity 4 !! Moore rules supreme !! I think Roger Moore was the best Bond – even Ian Fleming said so himself. We all can argue but he had this vision of bond and Moore portrayed him to the tilt – the humour , grace , style , englishness , suaveness, most handsome of all the bonds , … . He may not have had the aggression of connery , but did he need to ? Even if he was about to be shot , he would make a joke. Now thats what Bond is about rather than doing a craig or connery and smash villains to smithereens. The only other bond that has come close to Moore is Brosnan.
I rather despise craig – does not come anywhere near Moore. There’s no charm , doesnt even say the name bond – identity crisis – thought i was watching the Bourne identity 4 !! Moore rules supreme !!

]]> By: Deborah Lipp http://ultimatejamesbond.wordpress.com/2007/08/15/bond-films-and-the-roger-moore-humor-controversy/#comment-3753 Deborah Lipp Thu, 16 Aug 2007 13:30:41 +0000 http://ultimatejamesbond.wordpress.com/2007/08/08/bond-films-and-the-roger-moore-humor-controversy/#comment-3753 Dalton had flaws, but I think he could have been the best. LTK was poorly-made; the script was full of clichés and the lower budget showed in a hundred small ways. Dalton needed a more talented director. The best thing the Bond franchise ever did was part ways with John Glen. Dalton had flaws, but I think he could have been the best. LTK was poorly-made; the script was full of clichés and the lower budget showed in a hundred small ways. Dalton needed a more talented director. The best thing the Bond franchise ever did was part ways with John Glen.

]]> By: MJ Ray http://ultimatejamesbond.wordpress.com/2007/08/15/bond-films-and-the-roger-moore-humor-controversy/#comment-3749 MJ Ray Thu, 16 Aug 2007 08:40:45 +0000 http://ultimatejamesbond.wordpress.com/2007/08/08/bond-films-and-the-roger-moore-humor-controversy/#comment-3749 I think Dalton was probably the best, but I didn't like LTK, so I don't have much reason behind me. Lazenby could have been good and Craig could be good, but again, not enough film to tell. So I guess I'd say Connery is best too, despite having started watching the films with Moore's Bond. I've a lot of admiration for Moore as a very English Bond, but he was a better Saint (colour re-runs in the UK on itv4 Wednesdays 6pm) than he was a Bond. Brosnan? A mixed bag. (BTW, Remington Steele just finished rerunning at lunchtimes in Europe on Zone - I expect they'll run it again soon) I think Dalton was probably the best, but I didn’t like LTK, so I don’t have much reason behind me. Lazenby could have been good and Craig could be good, but again, not enough film to tell. So I guess I’d say Connery is best too, despite having started watching the films with Moore’s Bond.

I’ve a lot of admiration for Moore as a very English Bond, but he was a better Saint (colour re-runs in the UK on itv4 Wednesdays 6pm) than he was a Bond.

Brosnan? A mixed bag. (BTW, Remington Steele just finished rerunning at lunchtimes in Europe on Zone – I expect they’ll run it again soon)

]]> By: Deborah Lipp http://ultimatejamesbond.wordpress.com/2007/08/15/bond-films-and-the-roger-moore-humor-controversy/#comment-3738 Deborah Lipp Wed, 15 Aug 2007 23:07:00 +0000 http://ultimatejamesbond.wordpress.com/2007/08/08/bond-films-and-the-roger-moore-humor-controversy/#comment-3738 Well, I'm sure glad you're here. You've been contributing a lot. Well, I’m sure glad you’re here. You’ve been contributing a lot.

]]> By: Zippertuck http://ultimatejamesbond.wordpress.com/2007/08/15/bond-films-and-the-roger-moore-humor-controversy/#comment-3730 Zippertuck Wed, 15 Aug 2007 19:56:27 +0000 http://ultimatejamesbond.wordpress.com/2007/08/08/bond-films-and-the-roger-moore-humor-controversy/#comment-3730 You were indeed Farked! That's how I found this site, and I'm even a huge bond nut. Love Fark.com and love it even more that it sent me to your site. You were indeed Farked! That’s how I found this site, and I’m even a huge bond nut. Love Fark.com and love it even more that it sent me to your site.

]]> By: Deborah Lipp http://ultimatejamesbond.wordpress.com/2007/08/15/bond-films-and-the-roger-moore-humor-controversy/#comment-3729 Deborah Lipp Wed, 15 Aug 2007 19:28:37 +0000 http://ultimatejamesbond.wordpress.com/2007/08/08/bond-films-and-the-roger-moore-humor-controversy/#comment-3729 Was I Farked? That's cool. I thought it might have been IMDb of the day. I had 20x my normal hit count that day. And <em>of course</em> I was on vacation and had left the post to go up in my absence, so I missed it. Was I Farked? That’s cool. I thought it might have been IMDb of the day. I had 20x my normal hit count that day. And of course I was on vacation and had left the post to go up in my absence, so I missed it.

]]> By: Zippertuck http://ultimatejamesbond.wordpress.com/2007/08/15/bond-films-and-the-roger-moore-humor-controversy/#comment-3727 Zippertuck Wed, 15 Aug 2007 18:47:30 +0000 http://ultimatejamesbond.wordpress.com/2007/08/08/bond-films-and-the-roger-moore-humor-controversy/#comment-3727 Might as well jump in. Connery, while not being the first choice to play Bond, turned out to be the closest to the Fleming Bond. The Fleming Bond was a hard drinking, hard smoking, womanizing professional spy who loved good food, fast cars and even faster women. While Moore had the womanizing part down pat, he is not in my book even close to the Fleming Bond. He doesn't even smoke cigarettes! He smoke cigars and that just isn't Bond. He's far too cheeky, far too feminine and far too neat. I realize the producers wanted to take Bond in a different direction with Moore to make him stand apart from Connery, but I say he stands apart too far from Bond. He's not horrible, but he just isn't what I think of when I think of James Bond. Read the books folks and then tell me if you picture Connery or Moore. I picture any of the other Bonds before I picture Moore! BTW, I think the reason Bond Actors and Humor drew so many responses is because you were Farked. Might as well jump in. Connery, while not being the first choice to play Bond, turned out to be the closest to the Fleming Bond. The Fleming Bond was a hard drinking, hard smoking, womanizing professional spy who loved good food, fast cars and even faster women. While Moore had the womanizing part down pat, he is not in my book even close to the Fleming Bond. He doesn’t even smoke cigarettes! He smoke cigars and that just isn’t Bond. He’s far too cheeky, far too feminine and far too neat. I realize the producers wanted to take Bond in a different direction with Moore to make him stand apart from Connery, but I say he stands apart too far from Bond. He’s not horrible, but he just isn’t what I think of when I think of James Bond. Read the books folks and then tell me if you picture Connery or Moore. I picture any of the other Bonds before I picture Moore! BTW, I think the reason Bond Actors and Humor drew so many responses is because you were Farked.

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